Читать книгу Taekwondo Basics. Everything You Need to Get Started in Taekwondo - from Basic Kicks to Training and Competition онлайн

3 страница из 51

Special thanks to Paul Crispell and Hae Won Shin for helping

to demonstrate the techniques presented in this book.

TAEKWONDO, "the way of the fist and the foot," is the most practiced system of martial arts in the world. There are over fifty million practitioners spanning the globe.

When you mention the word "taekwondo," the first thought that comes to mind is often the image of a practitioner flying through the air and delivering a kick to his opponent. However, although taekwondo is known for its elaborate kicking arsenal, there is much more to this advanced system of martial arts.

At the root of taekwondo is an exact science of self-defense. Whereas many styles of martial arts utilize overexaggerated techniques, taekwondo has been continually refined and redeveloped to make all of its offensive and defensive methodology precisely direct. No unnecessary movement is utilized in taekwondo. Therefore, no energy is wasted. This is one reason that taekwondo has not only continued to gain loyal practitioners but has developed from a refined method of self-defense into an Olympic sport.